Tuesday, December 30, 2008

California DMV Rewarded With Heather Locklear DUI

By Rebecca Aguani

I always wanted to be like Heather Locklear. Until I hear about the Heather Locklear DUI. Sucks to be famous when people profit from your mistakes. Then everyone gets to see the pictures of your mistakes.

Did your mug shot turn into paparazzi filth? If you're a celebrity it did. Most of us don't have to see our problems on the 6 o'clock news. How much worse would our humiliation be if everyone knew about it before we were even released from jail.

Did you know that you can be arrested for driving under the influence even if you have no alcohol in your system. Your doctor or pharmacist could provide the drug that causes you to be arrested. Some people don't react well to medication. Any medication that effects your balance or abilities could be cause for arrest. I doubt the California DMV was very proud of Locklear for her lack of judgment.

Drunk driving, driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated, whatever you call it can be caused by more elements than just alcohol. If you operate or control a motor vehicle while influenced or impaired you have consented to be tested and evaluated by the authorities. Some medications can cause impairment and this was the case with Locklear. All 50 states have their own laws for defining the violations. Crossing state lines can drastically change the laws and penalties.

Some states even have enhanced Blood Alcohol Content levels. This means that if you test positive for this higher level your penalties will be more sever because you were an even more dangerous threat to society. California has a 0.20 enhanced BAC penalty law.

The Heather Locklear mug shot makes me so mad. Even in that worse moment she still looks pretty good. Unlike the Lil Kim mug shot she looks pretty bad. They both rank right up there with paparazzi filth. Locklear had other problems than just her mug shot. That good citizen that turned her in made big money on the pictures.

This good citizen sounds like a stalker to me. Then when you find out it's Jill Ishkanian you wonder if it's a horror story. This lady is a former editor for Us Weekly and after she left she used her knowledge to steal information from their computers so she could stalk famous people. The FBI is still investigating her.

But wait, it gets worse when you find out that Ishkanian owns a paparazzi agency. Now we have a stalker with her own gang. However, she is not well liked so she can't sell her own photos she has someone else do it for her. If the tabloids refuse to buy your paparazzi pics you shouldn't be loose in society. What kind of standards do they have any way.

So the Heather Locklear DUI does have a bright spot for us. It makes us glad we're not a celebrity when we mess up. - 15359

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